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Director General of IOM Meets with President of the Republic of Djibouti Read More About the Director General’S Visit No. 08 | October - December 2017 Director General of IOM meets with President of the Republic of Djibouti Read more about the Director General’s Visit President of the Republic of Djibouti, H.E. Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh shaking hands with Ambassador William Lacy Swing during his visit to Djibouti © UN Migration Agency (IOM) 2017 Minister of the Interior visits Geneva for the IOM Council Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Djibouti, H.E. Mr. Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan © IOM 2017 From the left, Executive Secretary of the National Office for the Relief and Assistance of Refugees and Displaced Persons (ONARS) Mr. Houssein Hassan Darar, the Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva Ms. Kadra Ahmed Hassan, the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Djibouti H.E. Mr. Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan, IOM Director General Ambassador William Lacy Swing, IOM Djibouti Chief of Mission Ms. Lalini Veerassamy and IOM Senior Regional Adviser Bernardo Mariano © IOM 2017 The Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Djibouti, H.E. Mr. Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan, visited Geneva, Switzerland to address IOM’s 108th Council session on December 1st, 2017 on behalf of the President of the Republic of Djibouti, H.E. Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. In his speech, the Minister of the Interior discussed about the efforts exerted by the Djiboutian authorities to manage the flow of migrants transiting throughout Djibouti on their attempts to reach the Gulf countries for a better life. His complete keynote address can be viewed on UN TV. IOM Djibouti Chief of Mission Ms. Lalini Veerassamy The Minister of Health in Djibouti and Doctors visit the mobile signing an agreement with the Minister of Health in clinic © H. Yi / IOM 2017 Djibouti © H. Yi / IOM 2017 IOM PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IOM Djibouti signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health to provide assistance to migrants in all five regions in Djibouti through a mobile ambulance patrol, financed by the European Union under the Better Migration Management (BMM) project and Expertise France’s project Addressing Mixed Migration Flows in East Africa (AMMi). In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, IOM Djibouti organized the launch of the Mobile Health Patrol program which will provide assistance to the migrants transiting the region on December 12th at PK51. This mobile patrol program will help to respond to the growing number of migrants who need medical assistance. Read the press release. LAUNCH OF STUDY ON STREET CHILDREN IN DJIBOUTI The Government of the Republic of Djibouti has launched, for the first time, through the Ministry of Women and Family and in cooperation with IOM, a study on the situation of street children financed by the European Union. The study is an initial response to the precarious situation of these children. There is no statistical data on these children, although they are numerous and are believed to be increasing. These children also expose themselves to many risks, abuses and vulnerabilities. It is in this context that the study aims to know the numbers, socio-demographic characteristics and origins of street children. The study will culminate in the proposal of a national action plan for these children in Djibouti city as well as in the regions. This will enable the Government to take appropriate action in favour of these children and to uphold their rights. A Steering Committee including governmental and non-governmental actors is closely monitoring the preparation of this study. « J’ai décidé de « rapatrier » Unaccompanied migrant children walk on the streets of mon bagage intellectuel, mon Djibouti-city © Muse enthousiasme et mon Mohammed / IOM 2017 ambition au pays d’origine…» IOM’S RESPONSE TO HEALTH CASES IN NORTHERN DJIBOUTI TRAINING FOR LOCAL An outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) touched Djibouti’s northern MEDIA regions of Obock and Tadjourah at the end of September. Throughout the months of September and October, the Ministry of Health together with In October, IOM Djibouti organized the IOM Djibouti medical team have treated over 100 migrants within the an information session with the Migration Response Center (MRC). The Ministry of Health supported the national journals and newspapers in medical team with 2 doctors, 2 nurses, and 11 hygiene personnel who were Djibouti (the newspaper La Nation sent to Obock to treat migrants suffering from AWD. and the RTD - Journal Télévisé Djibouti. The training session was Several awareness-raising activities in collaboration with the Ministry of designed to inform local journalists of Health were also conducted in the MRC in Obock as well as in the wider the programs and activities of IOM Obock region on AWD prevention. worldwide, as well as provide insight An awareness raising session in into its activities in Djibouti. Fantaherou © OIM 2017 Future training sessions are planned which will focus on specific thematic areas relevant to the mission in Djibouti. Migrant Stories Obsa*, an Ethiopian migrant, trains on the beach La Siesta every morning. He came to Djibouti to look for work when he was a child. He spends his nights sleeping on the same beach. He now works as a dancer so that he can save enough money to bring back to his family in Ethiopia. Many of unaccompanied migrant children can be found in the city of Djibouti. Working in odd and irregular jobs, these children live in precarious conditions hoping to make enough money to send home to their families. © Muse Mohammed/ UN Migration Agency (IOM) Alia*, a 15-year old girl from Wollo region in Teya* an 18 year old woman from Amhara region in Ethiopia, was received at the MRC in December. It Ethiopia, decided to leave home to find a better life. had been 18 days since she had left her home with Her family was poor and needed her to find a job her cousin who told her that she will get a job in elsewhere. She did not want to leave. Her sister Saudi Arabia. The cousin paid 25 000 birr to the financed the trip to Wahalimat with her savings and smuggler for the whole trip and ended up with no paid the smuggler around 30.000 Birr. money once arrived in Obock. They passed “From Wahalimat to Lake Assal, I walked 6 days” said throught Galafi, Yoboki, Lake Assal and Teya. From Lake Assal to Obock, the group took a car. Tadjourah. “Once arrived at the beach, the Djiboutian army caught us and brought us to the Migration Response centre of IOM. After a discussion with the IOM team, we decided to return to Ethiopia” *Names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals said Alia. INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY CELEBRATION On December 18th, IOM Djibouti celebrated International Migrants Day with the launch of IOM Djibouti’s Country Strategy for 2017 - 2020. During the event, which took place at Institut Français and financed pby the European Union under the AMMi project, three films were screened: Dem Dem, Wallah Je te Jure and a short film by IOM Djibouti on migration in Djibouti (which can be seen here). These screenings were part of the Global Migration Film Festival, IOM Djibouti Chief of Mission Ms. Lalini Veerassamy launched by the IOM to feature films that capture the hands over the IOM Djibouti Strategy to the Minister of the Interior H.E. Mr. Hassan Omar Mohamed promise and challenges of migration for those who leave Bourhan © A. Walcott / IOM 2017 their homes in search of a better life and the unique contributions migrants make to their new communities. On the same occasion, IOM’s newest app called the MigApp was launched. The app will offer a central and user- friendly application where migrants can, through their mobile phones, access available information and services relevant to their specific migration process. Participants of Diaspora Day ©Hani / La Nation Djibouti IOM staff speaking to the audience ©Hani / La Nation 2017 Djibouti 2017 DIASPORA CONSULTATION DAY In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the World Bank, a Diaspora Consultation Day was organized by IOM on December 21st. The aim was to strengthen the role played by Djiboutians living abroad in the promotion of Djibouti’s socio-economic development. Exchanges between the Diaspora and the government were fruitful, with themes such as diaspora’s encouragement and mobilization, the transfer of human capital, philanthropy and tourism being discussed. The ceremony saw the participation of the Minister of the Interior H.E. Hassan Omar Mohamed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Mahamoud Youssouf Ali, IOM Representative Lalini Veerassamy and World Bank Representative Mr. Atou Seck. IOM has once again demonstrated that migration and development are important topics for the country's progress. As a result, the place of the original Diaspora remains paramount to better contribute to the development of the country as in neighbouring countries (Ethiopia, Kenya). The recommendations, comments and suggestions of the Diaspora will establish a roadmap with a national strategy by 2025. TRAINING ON MIGRATION DATA COLLECTION AND SHARING BETWEEN DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS IOM, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior, organized on October 1st, a training on data collection and sharing between institutions participating in the training such as the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Women and Family, the Secretariat of State for Social Affairs, ADDS, DISED, the National Police, the National Army, the Gendarmerie, and the Coast Guard around the theme of better data management on regular and irregular migration. The training included Program staff from IOM Djibouti and statistical and administrative data on migration and the impact of data Burundi participate in the training © A.
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